MSDS- POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN, PVC RESIN =========================================================================== Ingredients/Identity Information =========================================================================== Proprietary: NO Ingredient: ETHYLENE, CHLORO-, (VINYL CHLORIDE) Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 Percent: <0.001 NIOSH (RTECS) Number: KU9625000 CAS Number: 75-01-4 OSHA PEL: SEE 1910.1017 ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM, A1; 9293 =========================================================================== Physical/Chemical Characteristics =========================================================================== Appearance And Odor: WHITE POWDER, ODORLESS Boiling Point: N/A Melting Point: N/A Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): 0.1 Specific Gravity: 1.39(H*2O=1) Evaporation Rate And Ref: NONE Solubility In Water: NONE Percent Volatiles By Volume: 0 pH: N/A Magnetism (Milligauss): N/P =========================================================================== Fire and Explosion Hazard Data =========================================================================== Flash Point: 500F,260C Flash Point Method: COC Lower Explosive Limit: N/A Upper Explosive Limit: N/A Extinguishing Media: CO*2 OR WATER. Special Fire Fighting Proc: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). WEAR GAS MASK APPROVED FOR ACID VAPORS. Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: PVC WILL NOT CONTINUE TO BURN AFTER IGNITION WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL FIRE SOURCE. BURNING LIBERATES HCL GAS. Report for NIIN: 00N031647 =========================================================================== Reactivity Data =========================================================================== Stability: YES Cond To Avoid (Stability): TEMPERATURE ABOVE 300F WILL DECOMPOSE RAW RESIN AND LIBERATE HCL. Materials To Avoid: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE CMPDS SHOULD NOT COME INTO CONT W/ ACETAL/ACETAL COPOLYMERS IN ELEVATED TEMP PROCESSING (SUPP DATA) Hazardous Decomp Products: SLOW RELEASE OF HCL WHEN HEATED ABOVE 300F. Hazardous Poly Occur: NO Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT RELEVANT =========================================================================== Health Hazard Data =========================================================================== LD50-LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES Route Of Entry - Skin: NO Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES Health Haz Acute And Chronic: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AS A RESIN IN MORE OR LESS INERT AS MEASURED BY ORAL LD50. ITS MAIN HAZ, IF ANY, WOULD BE ASSOC W/UNREACTED VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER (GENERALLY EXTREMELY SM AMTS) & OTHER ADDITIVES IN PLASTIC. PNEUMOCONIOSIS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED FROM INHAL OF DUST WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED. COMBUSTION PROD(EFTS OF OVEREXP) Carcinogenicity - NTP: YES Carcinogenicity - IARC: YES Carcinogenicity - OSHA: YES Explanation Carcinogenicity: VINYL CHLORIDE: GROUP 1 (NTP, IARC), OSHA REGD. Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: HLTH HAZ: OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE MAY RSLT IN AN ASTHMA SYNDROME. CHECK OSHA VCM REG 29CFR, TITLE 29, CHAPTER XVII, PART 1910. MATL CNTNS VINYL CHLORIDE WHICH IS A CANCER SUSPECT AGENT. PVC MEETS RTECS CRITERIA AS AN EQUIVOCAL TUMORIGENIC AGENT-TUMORS OF LUNGS, THORAX/ RESP SYS; TUMORS OF SKIN. MATL MAY CNTN (SUPP DATA) Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Emergency/First Aid Proc: INGEST: PRACTICALLY INERT. CALL MD IMMED (FP N). INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN IF NECESSARY. EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. DO NOT RUB. SEE PHYS IF RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IS SUSPECTED. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD (FP N). =========================================================================== Precautions for Safe Handling and Use =========================================================================== Steps If Matl Released/Spill: VACUUM, SWEEP, OR SHOVEL UP. Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Waste Disposal Method: LANDFILL, HIGH TEMPERATURE INCINERATION UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS DUE TO FORMATION OF HCL. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N). Precautions-Handling/Storing: STORE IN DRY AREA BELOW 100F. Other Precautions: WHEN OPENING TRUCK OR RAILCAR FOR UNLOADING, VENTILATE BEFORE ENTERING. Report for NIIN: 00N031647 =========================================================================== Control Measures =========================================================================== Respiratory Protection: ANY NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST AS REQUIRED FOR GENERAL WORK AREA. Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: NOT APPLICABLE Work Hygienic Practices: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Suppl. Safety & Health Data: MFR TRADE NAME/PART NO: CHLOROETHYLENE POLYMER, CHLOROETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER, PVC 500. MATL TO AVOID: EQUIP. 2 MATL ARE NOT COMPATIBLE & WILL REACT IN VIOLENT DECOMP WHEN MIXED UNDER CNDTNS OF HEAT & PRESS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: TRACE AMTS OF VINYL CHLORIDE WHICH IS A SUSPECT AGENT. =========================================================================== Transportation Data =========================================================================== Trans Data Review Date: 92238 DOT PSN Code: ZZZ DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IMO PSN Code: ZZZ IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IATA PSN Code: ZZZ IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AFI PSN Code: ZZZ AFI Prop. Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION Additional Trans Data: NBOT REGULATED FOR TRANSPORTATION Report for NIIN: 00N031647 =========================================================================== Disposal Data =========================================================================== =========================================================================== Label Data =========================================================================== Label Required: YES Technical Review Date: 10JUN92 Label Date: 10JUN92 Label Status: M Common Name: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN, PVC RESIN, (SUPP DATA) Chronic Hazard: YES Signal Word: CAUTION! Acute Health Hazard-Slight: X Contact Hazard-Slight: X Fire Hazard-Slight: X Reactivity Hazard-Slight: X Special Hazard Precautions: STORE IN DRY AREA BELOW 100F. ACUTE: PRODUCT AS A RESIN IS MORE OR LESS INERT AS MEASURED BY ORAL LD50. ITS MAIN HAZARDS, IF ANY, WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH UNREACTED VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER AND OTHER ADDITIVES IN PLASTIC. PNEUMOCONIOSIS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED FROM Report for NIIN: 00N031647 INHALATION OF THE DUST. COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY RESULT IN AN ASTHMA SYNDROME. CHRONIC:CANCER HAZARD,THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS VINYL CHLROIDE WHICH IS A LISTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN. TUMORS OF LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUMORS OF THE SKIN. Protect Eye: Y Protect Skin: Y Protect Respiratory: Y